• Posted by David Welch, in  Site-Wide Forum May 22nd, 2013, 3:46pm

  Tornado in Oklahoma

  Severe invasive fungal disease was associated with the devastating tornado that occurred not far from Oklahoma City a year or two ago (Joplin, Missouri). These fungi include Mucor, Rhizopus, Lichtheim…
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 22nd, 2013, 2:53pm

  Tornado in Oklahoma

  In light of the recent tornado that hit Oklahoma, oftentimes with large natural disasters such as this one, a major concern that follows is safety and health of those affected as well as spread of dis…
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 22nd, 2013, 2:20pm

  CDC Releases New Statement on H7N9 Strain

  Update: As of May 17, 2013 the World Health Organization has confirmed 4 more deaths from human infection with H7N9. To date, there are a total of 131 cases and 36 deaths. A source still has not bee…
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 22nd, 2013, 2:15pm

  Wild poliovirus in Somalia

  Update: As of May 22, 2013 the World Health Organization posted that the Horn of Africa is now experiencing an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). A four-month old girl near Dadaab, Kenya was …
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 22nd, 2013, 2:06pm

  new coronavirus isolated in Saudi Arabia

  Update: As of May 22, 2013 there have been 43 cases and 21 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus (nCoV). Cases have now been identified in Germany, Tunisa, and the UK as well. The two confirmed…
• Posted by Michelle DeVilbiss, in  Site-Wide Forum May 20th, 2013, 10:29am

  new coronavirus isolated in Saudi Arabia

  Update: As of May 16, 2013, there have been 40 cases and 20 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus (nCoV). New cases and deaths are said to have their origins from the health care facility cluster…
• Posted by Michelle DeVilbiss, in  Site-Wide Forum May 14th, 2013, 8:26pm

  Purdue Developing Vaccine That Protects Against Multiple Strands

  The recent H7N9 virus outbreak in China is one of the most lethal seen in recent years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Thus far, there have been 32 fatalities from the virus. Sures…
• Posted by Elizabeth Rowland, in  Site-Wide Forum May 14th, 2013, 3:25pm

  CDC Releases New Statement on H7N9 Strain

  On May 13th, CDC released a statement that this current strain of the avian flu "cannot start a pandemic but noted there is no guarantee that it will not mutate and cause a serious pandemic". There is…
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 14th, 2013, 12:17pm

  Evidence of harmful bacteria in ready to eat foods sold at university canteens

  In Parthena Kotzekidou's article Microbiological examination of ready-to-eat foods and ready-to-bake frozen pastries from university canteens, (2013, 34(2):337-43), they discuss the high prevalence of…
• Posted by Claire Tighe, in  Site-Wide Forum May 13th, 2013, 12:10pm

  Assay for Human H7N9 Influenza A virus

  The World Heath Organization issued a report April 15, 2013 for Real-time RT-PCR detection of the H7N9 virus. From what I have gathered, this seems to be the earliest issued detection method. Here's…

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